Common names:
Goldfish, Karpita, Tawes
Occurrence:
introduced
Salinity:
freshwater
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Aquaculture:
commercial
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Ref: Palma, A.L., E.C. Mercene and M.R. Goss, 2005
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Uses:
live export: yes;
Comments:
Introduced in Trinidad River between Baguio and the Trinidad Farm School, Mountain Province by a Japanese and has become established (Ref. 280). Reported from Ambacan River at Butigan and Layog River at Balinsasayao, Leyte in 1993 (Ref. 7223); Taal (Ref. 12165, 81494,13446); and Gold Coast, Tondo Manila as specimen for living fish museum (Ref. 81820). Museum specimens collected in 1984 from various localities, LRS-84127 (Ref. 13460). This aquarium fish is propagated through breeding and is a secondary food fish in Laguna de Bay (also Ref. 80824).
National Checklist:
Country Information:
https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/rp.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences:
OccurrencesPoint map
Main Ref:
Welcomme, R.L., 1988
National Database:
> Cypriniformes (Carps) > Cyprinidae (Minnows or carps) > Cyprininae
Etymology: Carassius:Latinization of , karass, karausche, European crucian carp (Ref. 45335); auratus:From the words carassius--Latin of karass (common name for these fishes in Eurasia) and auratus, meaning gilded (Ref. 10294). More on author: Linnaeus.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
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